Storts Posted January 17, 2022 Posted January 17, 2022 Turned 30 today - existential crisis activated Quote
Cicero Posted January 17, 2022 Posted January 17, 2022 Just now, Storts said: Turned 30 today - existential crisis activated Heard your 30s are like your 20s except with money. Seriously, I heard your 30s are the best decade of your life. 1 Quote
nudge Posted January 17, 2022 Posted January 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, Storts said: Turned 30 today - existential crisis activated Happy birthday! Quote
Administrator Stan Posted January 17, 2022 Administrator Posted January 17, 2022 Happy birthday @Storts Quote
Storts Posted January 17, 2022 Posted January 17, 2022 49 minutes ago, Cicero said: Heard your 30s are like your 20s except with money. Seriously, I heard your 30s are the best decade of your life. Hahah when does this money appear? Quote
Storts Posted January 17, 2022 Posted January 17, 2022 12 minutes ago, Stan said: Happy birthday @Storts 48 minutes ago, nudge said: Happy birthday! Thanks both! Quote
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted January 17, 2022 Subscriber Posted January 17, 2022 A happy 'spud" birthday @Storts from an old git. Quote
Storts Posted January 17, 2022 Posted January 17, 2022 5 hours ago, CaaC (John) said: A happy 'spud" birthday @Storts from an old git. Thanks John! Quote
Rafa Beneathus Posted January 17, 2022 Posted January 17, 2022 7 hours ago, Storts said: Turned 30 today - existential crisis activated Welcome to the 30’s, I was grateful we were in the deepest days of lockdown when mine arrived so I didn’t have to “celebrate” Hope you’ve had a good un. Quote
Spike Posted January 28, 2022 Posted January 28, 2022 Fucking around with language apps for shits and giggs and I have to say that Norwegian is fuck easy compared to any other language I have looked at(it is still hard). I can’t wrap my head around Spanish, not matter how hard I try because the I mix it up with the little French and Italian I know and I can’t get me noggin around the coniugation. Quote
nudge Posted January 28, 2022 Posted January 28, 2022 9 minutes ago, Spike said: Fucking around with language apps for shits and giggs and I have to say that Norwegian is fuck easy compared to any other language I have looked at(it is still hard). I can’t wrap my head around Spanish, not matter how hard I try because the I mix it up with the little French and Italian I know and I can’t get me noggin around the coniugation. Which other languages have you looked at? Personally, Spanish was by far the easiest language to learn for me. Even after having no practice for over a decade, I managed to have both formal and informal conversations the last time I went there last year, which was quite a surprise to me Quote
Moderator Tommy Posted January 28, 2022 Moderator Posted January 28, 2022 17 minutes ago, Spike said: (it is still hard) @MUFC 1 Quote
Spike Posted January 28, 2022 Posted January 28, 2022 Just now, nudge said: Which other languages have you looked at? Personally, Spanish was by far the easiest language to learn for me. Even after having no practice for over a decade, I managed to have both formal and informal conversations the last time I went there last year, which was quite a surprise to me So far I know the most French but that is mostly due to exposure, it is a very prevalent language. I can’t get a hold of Spanish even though I do know a large vocab due to having Mexican friends. I think it is because the Australian English language and accent is non-rhotic so I have a lot of trouble with the letter R. For instance ‘car’ becomes ‘kaaa’ not ‘kar’. There was this one time working as a barista, I said this name ‘Kaa lowse’ and the guy looking at me confused and then realised I had an accent that is why I said ‘Carlos’ weird 3 Quote
nudge Posted January 28, 2022 Posted January 28, 2022 24 minutes ago, Spike said: So far I know the most French but that is mostly due to exposure, it is a very prevalent language. I can’t get a hold of Spanish even though I do know a large vocab due to having Mexican friends. I think it is because the Australian English language and accent is non-rhotic so I have a lot of trouble with the letter R. For instance ‘car’ becomes ‘kaaa’ not ‘kar’. There was this one time working as a barista, I said this name ‘Kaa lowse’ and the guy looking at me confused and then realised I had an accent that is why I said ‘Carlos’ weird Understandable. For me, it's tonal languages that are the most challenging. I can hear and recognize the differences in tones and can also mimic them if I'm speaking slowly, but once I have to say a complete sentence at normal speed, the tones mostly disappear Quote
Spike Posted January 28, 2022 Posted January 28, 2022 6 minutes ago, nudge said: Understandable. For me, it's tonal languages that are the most challenging. I can hear and recognize the differences in tones and can also mimic them if I'm speaking slowly, but once I have to say a complete sentence at normal speed, the tones mostly disappear I think I will stick to the Germanics. I imagine Afrikaans and then Dutch would be quite similar, but I have noticed that Norwegian has nearly the exact same composition as English and very similar root words. Quote
nudge Posted January 28, 2022 Posted January 28, 2022 18 minutes ago, Spike said: I think I will stick to the Germanics. I imagine Afrikaans and then Dutch would be quite similar, but I have noticed that Norwegian has nearly the exact same composition as English and very similar root words. Dutch pronunciation can be quite challenging, especially the choking "g" sound and several diphthongs ("ui" is particularly hard to master, imo). Otherwise, I agree. I've heard it's one of the easier languages to learn (for English native speakers), so you've got a point there regarding composition and root words! Quote
Administrator Stan Posted January 29, 2022 Administrator Posted January 29, 2022 Found languages like Spanish, French and Italian are quite simple to learn because the root words or logical thinking is easier as it can match up with English. Where the word is totally different and abstract I find it much more difficult, and also with 'foreign' letters or letter combinations. Think its quite commendable if you can speak or learn a different language. Great skill to have. Quote
Dr. Gonzo Posted February 3, 2022 Posted February 3, 2022 The lock on my washer broke, I looked into some YouTube videos to see if I could fix it - but the fucking replacement part is on backorder and is meant to take a month. I really need to do laundry and I really don't want to go some place else to wash my clothes. It's a fucking disaster. Quote
Moderator Tommy Posted February 3, 2022 Moderator Posted February 3, 2022 35 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said: The lock on my washer broke, I looked into some YouTube videos to see if I could fix it - but the fucking replacement part is on backorder and is meant to take a month. I really need to do laundry and I really don't want to go some place else to wash my clothes. It's a fucking disaster. You can always go back to the roots. 3 Quote
Spike Posted February 5, 2022 Posted February 5, 2022 @Tommy thinking of you while I skol this alt beer 1 Quote
Moderator Tommy Posted February 5, 2022 Moderator Posted February 5, 2022 6 hours ago, Spike said: @Tommy thinking of you while I skol this alt beer Prost. Bit late, but I hope you enjoyed it. Quote
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